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Vision Quest
Kate finds life dreary in her small Nevada desert town until contact with an Indian artifact sends her visions of a restless shaman from the past, visions which eventually drag her and her friend Jimmy Fong into that far distant Nevada.
136 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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Pamela F. Service
38 books48 followersBorn in Berkeley, California, Pamela F. Service grew up loving to hear, read, and tell stories - particularly about weird stuff. Pamela earned a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley followed by an MA in history and archaeology from the University of London.
She spent many years living in Bloomington, Indiana, writing, serving on the city council, and being curator of a history museum. She has a grown daughter, Alex, who is also a museum curator. Pamela is now living in Eureka, California, where she writes, works as a museum curator, and acts in community theater.
She spent many years living in Bloomington, Indiana, writing, serving on the city council, and being curator of a history museum. She has a grown daughter, Alex, who is also a museum curator. Pamela is now living in Eureka, California, where she writes, works as a museum curator, and acts in community theater.
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January 30, 2018
Kate Elliot was used to a military family that moved around constantly. After her father dies, though, she and her mother have a more permanent home in an old run-down town in Nevada. Kate is tired of losses, and determined not to make friends. Determined not to get hurt. But an ancient Indian artifact draws her into the lives of two ancient shamans . . .
This story is more about the shared visions that link an ancient shaman boy with Kate and later Jimmy. The story can be a bit more literary, but still fast-paced due to the short length.
The characters are well-drawn. Kate's grieving and loneliness has turned into a determination not to be hurt again, which leads her to isolate herself. She's particularly irritated at having to rely on Jimmy for anything---because her mother will consider them friends, and want her to be social. Jimmy was amusing too. He thinks Kate is crazy, but when the visions start coming to him too he commits to helping her get rid of them. I also really liked his insistence that Pete's racial slurs be correct---he's less offended by the slur and more offended that Pete keeps confusing him with other nationalities, even after he corrects him.
Wadat's portions were good too. He's not sure he wants to be a shaman, but his mentor and father-figure is, so he's sort of fallen into the training. He keeps having visions of a strange spirit who follows him around, but as he's familiar with spirits in general, he's not bothered by the visions as much as curious what this spirit might want. He's used to placating the spirits, and if this one wants something in particular, he'll try to do what he can for it.
Overall this is another solid title, though not my favorite. I rate this book Recommended.
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This story is more about the shared visions that link an ancient shaman boy with Kate and later Jimmy. The story can be a bit more literary, but still fast-paced due to the short length.
The characters are well-drawn. Kate's grieving and loneliness has turned into a determination not to be hurt again, which leads her to isolate herself. She's particularly irritated at having to rely on Jimmy for anything---because her mother will consider them friends, and want her to be social. Jimmy was amusing too. He thinks Kate is crazy, but when the visions start coming to him too he commits to helping her get rid of them. I also really liked his insistence that Pete's racial slurs be correct---he's less offended by the slur and more offended that Pete keeps confusing him with other nationalities, even after he corrects him.
Wadat's portions were good too. He's not sure he wants to be a shaman, but his mentor and father-figure is, so he's sort of fallen into the training. He keeps having visions of a strange spirit who follows him around, but as he's familiar with spirits in general, he's not bothered by the visions as much as curious what this spirit might want. He's used to placating the spirits, and if this one wants something in particular, he'll try to do what he can for it.
Overall this is another solid title, though not my favorite. I rate this book Recommended.
See my reviews and more at https://offtheshelfreviews.wordpress....
July 6, 2021
Had some weird moments
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